Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
THICH NHAT HANHOnly the present moment contains life.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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